39 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
59 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
48 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
111 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
1447 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
41 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
49 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
20 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.10 | Japanese for Busy People |
33 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
33 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
101 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
548 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
6 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
129 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
8673 | Morohashi |
6 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
1526 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
127 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
134 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
196 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
21 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
川
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1
JLPT level N5
181 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 川柳 【センリュウ】 senryū, comic haiku, humorous seventeen-mora poem
- 川きゅう 【センキュウ】 cnidium rhizome (Cnidium officinale)
- 山川 【サンセン】 mountains and rivers
- 四川 【シセン】 Sichuan (China), Szechuan, Szechwan
Kun reading compounds
- 川 【かわ】 river, stream, River, the ... river
- 川上 【かわかみ】 upper reaches of a river, upstream
- 堀川 【ほりかわ】 canal
- 山川 【さんせん】 mountains and rivers
Readings
- Japanese names:
- か、 こ、 さわ
- Korean:
- cheon
Spanish
- arroyo
- río
Portuguese
- corrente
- rio
French
- rivière
- fleuve
- radical rivière (no. 47)
1254 | 2001 Kanji |
0a3.2 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-1-2 | SKIP code |
2200.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-78 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
5ddd | Unicode hex code |
西
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2
JLPT level N5
259 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 西 【セイ】 Spain
- 西欧 【セイオウ】 Western Europe, the West, the Occident, Europe
- 南西 【ナンセイ】 southwest
- 北北西 【ホクホクセイ】 north-northwest
- 西方 【セイホウ】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 西遊 【セイユウ】 westward trip, trip to the West
- 西瓜 【スイカ】 watermelon (Citrullus lanatus)
- 西班牙 【スペイン】 Spain
Kun reading compounds
- 西 【にし】 west
- 西方 【せいほう】 western direction, Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise), western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
- 南西 【なんせい】 southwest
- 京都外大西 【きょうとがいだいにし】 Kyoto Gaidainishi
Readings
- Japanese names:
- いり、 ひし、 むら
- Korean:
- seo
Spanish
- Oeste
- España
Portuguese
- oeste
- Espanha
French
- Ouest
- Espagne
96 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
169 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
152 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
167 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
4273 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
28 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
83 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
336 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2.20 | Japanese for Busy People |
72 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
72 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
40 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
1638 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
4333 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2193 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
2951 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1616 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
34763 | Morohashi |
3520 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
5514 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1602 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1728 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
198 | The Kanji Way to Japanese Language Power (Dale Crowley) |
128 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3275 | 2001 Kanji |
0a6.20 | The Kanji Dictionary |
4-6-1 | SKIP code |
1060.0 | Four corner code |
1-32-30 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
897f | Unicode hex code |
Jinmeiyō kanji, used in names
JLPT level N1
1149 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 浩瀚 【コウカン】 bulky, voluminous
- 浩然 【コウゼン】 broadminded, magnanimous, abundant (of flowing water), plentiful
Readings
- Japanese names:
- ひろ、 ひろし、 ゆたか、 こお
- Korean:
- ho
Spanish
- amplio
- extenso
- vasto
- inmenso
Portuguese
French
2563 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
1939 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
1068 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
2140 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
525 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
322 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
396 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
17479P | Morohashi |
438 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
3147 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
2311 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
2404 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
3a7.9 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-7 | SKIP code |
3416.1 | Four corner code |
1-25-32 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
6d69 | Unicode hex code |
Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 3
JLPT level N3
1071 of 2500 most used kanji in newspapers
Stroke order
On reading compounds
- 陽 【ヨウ】 (the) positive, yang (in Chinese divination), the open, visible place, public place
- 陽気 【ヨウキ】 cheerful, jovial, merry, lively, weather, season, spirit of yang
- 山陽 【サンヨウ】 south side of a mountain, Sanyo district
- 陰陽 【インヨウ】 cosmic dual forces, yin and yang, sun and moon, etc.
Kun reading compounds
- 陽 【ひ】 sun, sunshine, sunlight
- 日差し 【ひざし】 sunlight, rays of the Sun
Readings
- Japanese names:
- あき、 あきら、 あけ、 はる、 ひろ、 やん、 よ
- Korean:
- yang
Spanish
- positivo
- masculino
Portuguese
- brilho do sol
- princípio do yang
- positivo
- masculino
- paraíso
- dia
French
- Yang
- soleil
- éclat solaire
- positif
- mâle
- paradis
- journée
527 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese (Florence Sakade) |
429 | A Guide To Reading and Writing Japanese 3rd edition (Henshall, Seeley and De Groot) |
406 | A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall) |
990 | A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage |
5012 | Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson) |
753 | Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill) |
989 | Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki) |
1567 | Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill) |
630 | Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
640 | Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky) |
834 | Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono) |
747 | Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide |
764 | Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
453 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
572 | Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern) |
1309 | Les Kanjis dans la tete (Yves Maniette) |
41725 | Morohashi |
626 | New Japanese English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern) |
6470 | New Nelson (John Haig) |
1300 | Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig) |
1397 | Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig) |
413 | Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask) |
3651 | 2001 Kanji |
2d9.5 | The Kanji Dictionary |
1-3-9 | SKIP code |
7622.7 | Four corner code |
1-45-59 | JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code |
967d | Unicode hex code |